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J&K an exception in country: DB on comforts being provided to ex-Ministers, Legislators
Asks Govt to justify holding of Estates accommodation
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Dec 22: Jammu and Kashmir is an exception in the country where crores of rupees are being spent from the tax-payers’ money for providing security and other facilities to the former Ministers and Legislators that too at the unauthorizedly held Government accommodation including Bungalows and quarters.
This was observed by the Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice Rajesh Bindal, Acting Chief Justice and Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. 17/2020 highlighting illegal occupation of Government accommodation in both the capital cities.
Ineligible allottees of JMC, SMC residential accommodation to be charged market rates
Ineligible allottees of JMC, SMC residential accommodation to be charged market rates
Concessional period of retention on transfer, retirement fixed
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Dec 11: Large number of allottees of residential accommodation of Jammu and Srinagar Municipal Corporations, who are not eligible under the newly framed bye-laws, will be considered as unauthorized and charged licensee fee at the prevailing market rates in case they want to retain the premises till their cases are processed for fresh allotment.
Moreover, concessional period of retention on transfer outside the territorial area of the Corporations, retirement, resignation and dismissal etc has been clearly defined to check the present practice of considering such allotted accommodation as personal property.